I dentify the complete adj. clause.
1. Many Californians who own homes live on hillsides.
A: Who own homes live on hillsides.
What word does the adj. clause modify?
3. I elected totake astonomy, which is not a required course.
A: Astonomy
4. This course deals with facts that everyone should know.
A: Course
5. Many Californians who own homes live on hillsides.
A: Californians.
Clauses are groups of words that include subjects and verbs.
There is no such thing as a one-word clause!!
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Numbers 3 and 5 are correct.
1. The adjective clause shouldn't have two verbs.
4. Adjective clauses are usually placed immediately after the word modified.
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To identify the complete adjective clause in a sentence, you need to locate the clause that functions as an adjective and provides additional information about a noun or pronoun in the sentence.
1. Many Californians who own homes live on hillsides.
The complete adjective clause in this sentence is "who own homes." It modifies the noun "Californians" and provides additional information about them.
To determine the word that the adjective clause modifies, you need to identify the noun or pronoun that the clause is describing.
3. I elected to take astonomy, which is not a required course.
The word "astonomy" is being modified by the adjective clause "which is not a required course." It provides additional information about the noun "astonomy" and explains that it is not mandatory.
4. This course deals with facts that everyone should know.
The word "course" is being modified by the adjective clause "that everyone should know." It provides additional information about the noun "course" and specifies the type of facts it deals with.
5. Many Californians who own homes live on hillsides.
The word "Californians" is being modified by the adjective clause "who own homes." It provides additional information about the noun "Californians" and specifies that it refers to those who own homes.